Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine vs New Guinean Quoll

Sphiggurus melanurus compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Erethizontidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Sphiggurus	Dasyurus
Species	Sphiggurus melanurus	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

The Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine (Sphiggurus melanurus) is a species in the genus Sphiggurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Venezuela.